The Liberty Justice Center, on behalf of the small businesses, filed a lawsuit in the US Court of International Trade on Monday challenging Trump's authority to impose tariffs by invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, arguing that the move violates constitutional limits on executive power. Harrison Fields, special assistant to the president and principal deputy press secretary, said in a statement to Business Insider that the "never Trumpers" would always oppose Trump's plans and that Trump "is standing up for Main Street" by leveling the "playing field for businesses and workers to address our country's national emergency of chronic trade deficits." "Even if Congress can delegate some authority for the President to issue tariffs, the President's interpretation of the IEEPA is so broad that it would give him almost unlimited authority to issue tariffs and set rates."
Author: Katherine Li
Published at: 2025-04-14 22:13:03
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